Faded Nightshade color palette — #FFE7CC · #008380 · #2237AF · #3E2500 · #000E13

A conversation between Indigo and Teal, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FFE7CC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Teal (#008380): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Indigo (#2237AF): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Espresso (#3E2500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#000E13): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Nightshade into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.

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